{% extends "zerver/portico.html" %}
{% set entrypoint = "landing-page" %}

{% set OPEN_GRAPH_TITLE = 'Zulip for conferences and events' %}
{% set OPEN_GRAPH_DESCRIPTION = 'Conferences, workshops, hackathons. In-person, online, and anything in between.' %}

{% block title %}
<title>Zulip for conferences and events: Conferences, workshops, hackathons. In-person, online, and anything in between.</title>
{% endblock %}

{% block customhead %}
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
{% endblock %}

{% block portico_content %}

{% include 'zerver/landing_nav.html' %}


<div class="portico-landing why-page no-slide solutions-page">
    <div class="hero bg-events">
        <div class="bg-dimmer"></div>
        <div class="content">
            <h1 class="center">Zulip for conferences and events</h1>
            <p>Conferences, workshops, hackathons. In-person, online, and anything in between.</p>
        </div>
        <div class="hero-text">
            <a href="/plans">Zulip Standard</a> is free for academic conferences and most other non-profit events! Contact <a href="mailto:sales@zulip.com">sales@zulip.com</a> to check whether your organization qualifies, or <a href="/accounts/go/?next=/upgrade%23sponsorship">request sponsorship</a> today.
        </div>
        <div class="hero-buttons center">
            <a href="/new/" class="button">
                {{ _('Create organization') }}
            </a>
            <a href="/accounts/go/?next=/upgrade%23sponsorship" class="button">
                {{ _('Request sponsorship') }}
            </a>
            <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/stable/production/install.html" class="button">
                {{ _('Self-host Zulip') }}
            </a>
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="feature-intro">
        <h1 class="center"> Make Zulip the communication hub for your event. </h1>
        <p>
            <a href="/hello">Zulip</a> is the only <a href="/features">modern team chat app</a> that is <a href="/why-zulip">ideal</a> for both live and asynchronous conversations. Post presentations and announcements, host Q&A sessions, and coordinate among organizers.
        </p>
    </div>

    <div class="feature-container">
        <div class="feature-half">
            <div class="feature-text">
                <h1>
                    Use topics to organize the discussion
                </h1>
                <ul>
                    <li>
                        <div class="list-content">
                            <a href="/help/streams-and-topics">Zulip
                            topics</a> create a separate space for
                            each discussion or question.
                        </div>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                        <div class="list-content">
                            Make your event more inclusive by lowering the bar
                            to ask a question, share ideas, and learn from experts.
                        </div>
                    </li>
                    <li>
                        <div class="list-content">
                            Take time to think. Discussions work great
                            in real time or async, and conversations
                            evolve into collaborations.
                        </div>
                    </li>
                </ul>
                <div class="quote">
                    <blockquote>
                        Discussions at conferences often happen in small groups — most
                        people are not able to participate because they are not present,
                        or are too intimidated to join. In the conferences we organized
                        with Zulip, questions or ideas were spread openly. Anybody could
                        get a chance to contribute, and to benefit from new ideas and
                        opportunities for collaboration.
                        <br/> <br/>
                        Zulip turned out to be a great asset that we plan to keep even
                        when we go back to face-to-face events.
                    </blockquote>
                    <div class="author">
                        &mdash; <a href="https://perso.univ-rennes1.fr/christophe.ritzenthaler/">Christophe Ritzenthaler</a>, <cite>Executive Director of <a href="https://www.cimpa.info/">CIMPA</a>
                        and Professor at Rennes 1 University</cite>
                    </div>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="feature-half">
            <div class="feature-image topics-image">
                <img alt="" src="/static/images/landing-page/events/streams_and_topics_day.png" />
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="feature-container alternate-grid">
        <div class="feature-half md-hide">
            <div class="feature-image">
                <img alt="" src="/static/images/landing-page/events/your_communication_hub_day.png" />
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="feature-half">
            <div class="feature-text">
                <h1>
                    Your communication hub
                </h1>
                <ul>
                    <li><div class="list-content">Share the agenda and presentations with
                    <a href="/help/share-and-upload-files">drag-and-drop file uploads</a>.</div></li>
                    <li><div class="list-content">Use <a href="/help/emoji-reactions">emoji reactions</a> for lightweight interactions. Have fun with <a href="/help/custom-emoji">custom emoji</a>, or get feedback with a <a href="/help/create-a-poll">poll</a>.</div></li>
                    <li><div class="list-content">Announce the schedule without worrying about time zones using <a href="/help/format-your-message-using-markdown#mention-a-time">local times</a>.</div></li>
                    <li><div class="list-content">Make a <a href="/help/start-a-call">video call</a> with the click of a button.</div></li>
                    <li><div class="list-content">Use Zulip in your language of choice, with translations into <a href="https://www.transifex.com/zulip/zulip/">17 languages</a>.</div></li>
                </ul>
            </div>
            <div class="quote">
                <blockquote>
                    The fact that the chat serves as a repository of the scientific /
                    academic exchanges is a big unanticipated bonus. Participants tend
                    to log in after the event, sometimes repeatedly, to consult the
                    messages and get in touch with others.
                </blockquote>
                <div class="author">
                    &mdash; Marianne Mandl, <a href="https://conference-service.com/">COMS | Conference Management Software</a>
                </div>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="feature-half md-display">
            <div class="feature-image">
                <img alt="" src="/static/images/landing-page/events/your_communication_hub_day.png" />
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="feature-container">
        <div class="feature-half">
            <div class="feature-text">
                <h1>
                    Lasting knowledge repository
                </h1>
                <ul>
                    <li>
                        <div class="list-content">
                            Make the Q&amp;A a permanent resource for participants.
                        </div>
                    </li>
                    <li><div class="list-content"><a href="/help/link-to-a-message-or-conversation">Link to a Zulip conversation</a> from emails, talk slides, or on the website for your event.</div></li>
                    <li><div class="list-content">Information is at your fingertips with Zulip’s <a href="/help/search-for-messages">powerful full-text search</a>.</div></li>
                    <li><div class="list-content"><a href="https://github.com/zulip/zulip-archive">Publish</a> discussions on the web, or move your data with our high quality <a href="/help/export-your-organization">export</a> and <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/latest/production/export-and-import.html">import</a> tools.</div></li>
                    <li><div class="list-content">Zulip is <a href="https://github.com/zulip">100% free and open-source software</a>, so you are never locked into a proprietary tool.</div></li>
                </ul>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="feature-half">
            <div class="feature-image">
                <img class="mirror-image" alt="" src="/static/images/landing-page/education/knowledge-repository.svg" />
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="feature-container alternate-grid">
        <div class="feature-half md-hide">
            <div class="feature-image">
                <img alt="" src="/static/images/landing-page/events/message_formatting_day.png" />
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="feature-half">
            <div class="feature-text">
                <h1>
                    Powerful formatting
                </h1>
                <ul>
                    <li><div class="list-content"><a href="/help/format-your-message-using-markdown#latex">Type LaTeX</a> directly into your Zulip message, and see it beautifully rendered.</div></li>
                    <li><div class="list-content"><a href="/help/code-blocks">Zulip code blocks</a> come with syntax highlighting for over 250 languages, and integrated <a href="/help/code-blocks#code-playgrounds">code playgrounds.</a></div></li>
                    <li><div class="list-content">Structure your ideas with bulleted and numbered <a href="/help/format-your-message-using-markdown#lists">lists</a>.</div></li>
                    <li><div class="list-content">If you made a mistake, no worries! You can <a href="/help/edit-or-delete-a-message">edit your message</a>, or move it to a different <a href="/help/move-content-to-another-topic">topic</a> or <a href="/help/move-content-to-another-stream">stream</a>.</div></li>
                </ul>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="feature-half md-display">
            <div class="feature-image">
                <img alt="" src="/static/images/landing-page/events/message_formatting_day.png" />
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="feature-container">
        <div class="feature-half">
            <div class="feature-text">
                <h1>
                    Set everything up ahead of time
                </h1>
                <ul>
                    <li>
                        <div class="list-content">
                            With <a href="/help/invite-new-users">multi-use invite links</a>, there’s no need to create individual Zulip invitations.
                        </div>
                    </li>
                    <li><div class="list-content">Signing up for Zulip is quick and easy. Participants can make an account, or <a href="/help/logging-in">log in</a> with Google, Apple, etc.</div></li>
                    <li><div class="list-content">Automatically subscribe members to streams <a href="/help/set-default-streams-for-new-users">when they join</a>, subscribe a <a href="/help/user-groups">group of users</a>, or copy membership from another stream.</div></li>
                    <li><div class="list-content">Make an announcement stream where only organizers <a href="/help/stream-permissions#public-streams">can post messages</a>. Use <a href="/help/stream-permissions">private streams</a> to plan the event.</div></li>
                </ul>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="feature-half">
            <div class="feature-image">
                <img alt="" src="/static/images/landing-page/education/flexible-administration.svg" />
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="feature-container alternate-grid">
        <div class="feature-half md-hide">
            <div class="feature-image">
                <img alt="" src="/static/images/landing-page/education/mobile.svg" />
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="feature-half">
            <div class="feature-text">
                <h1>
                    Never miss a beat
                </h1>
                <ul>
                    <li>
                        <div class="list-content">
                            With <a href="/apps">apps for every
                            platform</a>, check Zulip at your computer or on your
                            phone. Zulip works great in a browser, so no download is
                            required.
                        </div>
                    </li>
                    <li><div class="list-content">Zulip alerts participants about timely messages with <a href="/help/stream-notifications">fully customizable</a> mobile, email and desktop notifications.</div></li>
                    <li><div class="list-content">Mention <a href="/help/mention-a-user-or-group">users</a>, <a href="/help/mention-a-user-or-group#mention-a-user-or-group">groups of users</a> or <a href="/help/pm-mention-alert-notifications#wildcard-mentions">everyone</a> when you need their attention.</div></li>
                    <li><div class="list-content">Zulip works reliably for organizations
                    with thousands of users online at once.</div></li>
                </ul>
            </div>
        </div>
        <div class="feature-half md-display">
            <div class="feature-image">
                <img alt="" src="/static/images/landing-page/education/mobile.svg" />
            </div>
        </div>
    </div>

    <div class="feature-end">
        <div class="bottom-register-buttons">
            <h1>
                <a href="/plans">Zulip Standard</a> is free for academic conferences and
                most other non-profit events!
            </h1>
            <div class="hero-buttons center">
                <a href="/new/" class="button">
                    {{ _('Create organization') }}
                </a>
                <a href="/accounts/go/?next=/upgrade%23sponsorship" class="button">
                    {{ _('Request sponsorship') }}
                </a>
                <a href="https://zulip.readthedocs.io/en/stable/production/install.html" class="button">
                    {{ _('Self-host Zulip') }}
                </a>
            </div>
        </div>

        <p>
            Learn about using Zulip for <a href="/for/education/">teaching</a>
            and <a href="/for/research/">research communities</a>.  If you have any
            questions, please contact us
            at <a href="mailto:sales@zulip.com">sales@zulip.com</a>. You can also drop by
            our <a href="/developer-community/">friendly developer community at
            chat.zulip.org</a> to ask for help or suggest improvements!
        </p>
    </div>
</div>

{% endblock %}
